Combined envelope and letter sheet



Nov. 3, v1925.

' J. A. KAYE CUHBINED ENVELOPE AND LETTER SHEET Filed Dec. l0, 1.923

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I I I I I I I l I o v J. 2 il: u R u 1 um f m E 1 L INVENTOR.

BY A'.

ATTORNEY- Patented Nov. 3, 192,5.

UNITED STATES JOnN A. KAYF.,- OF sAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

COMBINED ENVELOPE AND Ln'rTERrsHnn'r.

Application led December 10, 1923. Serial No. 679,543.l y

' To allv whom, #may con-cern:

Be it known um I, JOHN A. 1cm, a. Subject of the King of Great Britain, residingV at Sault Ste. Marie, in the Province of Ontario, and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Envelopesand Letter Sheets, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to acom- Vbined envelope and letter sheet, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which embodies 4novel features of con. struction, whereby the letter, after being written, can be readily `folded and housed or. sealed within an envelope portion Awhich is associated therewith vfor transmission through the mails. l Y

The envelope andl letter sheet are formed from a single sheet of paper, so that an envelope of the proper size is always ready for mailing the. letter, andV there is no possi bility of the letter sheets being placed in the wrong envelopes when several letters are written and prepared for mailing at the same time. Y'

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a combinedenvelope and letter sheet which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which can be readily folded and sealed for transmission through the mails, which can be opened by the recipient without danger of tearing or mutilating the letter and which is solconsitructed that when the letter sheet isfolded the name and address of the person to whom the letter is directed appearing` at the top.

of the letter sheet will be displayed through a window yin the front of the envelope, so that the necessity of writing the name and address of the recipient twice, first upon the letter and. then upon the envelope, is avoided.

lith the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists in a peculiarly constructed envelope and letter sheet which will bereadily understood from the follow-v ing description and accompanying drawings, the novel features thereo-f being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a combined envelope and letter sheet embodying the present invention, showing the same in the position assumed before being folded.

Figure 2 is a front view of the envelope,

and letter sheet after being` foldedz and when ready for transmission through the mails.

Figure 3 -is a rear view thereof.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the combined envelope and l letter ,sheet when partially folded.

. The combinedenvelope andletter'sheet is adaptedtobe formed fromA a singlefsheet of material and the shape thereof before be-` The numeral 1 designates the portion-of the blank whichis adaptedto form the Ifront of thev envelope. End flaps2 are provided,

at the ends ofthe partl and a bottom flap 3 is provided atY one sid'e' thereof.` .The op posite side of the portion lisV connected by'y to interfere'withthe pro-per folding of the end flaps2 and bottomv flap 3. The body,

portion 5 of the letter sheet may be of any desired size and shape, Vand the present instance is shown as being wider .thany the headportion 4. i n The letter is intended to be written upon the body -portion of the lettersheet 5, and

either one or both sides thereof may be used for the communication, as ,desired by the.'

writer of the letter. .f After the' letter has been writtenthe sheet 5 may be folded upon the transverse fold Vlines 6, and theV endportions of the folded letter sheet may then be bent overvupon the fold lines 7 so that thek folded letter` sheetywill correspond substantially in rsize and shape with the envelope front 1 andfit againstthe same.

The Vhead portion 4 of the letter sheetl isv folded against the envelope front 1, and the.

folded body portion of the letter sheet 5 is then folded against the head portion 4. The end flapsQ may'then# be bentvrear- Wardly on the ,fold lines 8V so as;v to .extend over the back .4 portion of` the folded letter sheet. The bottom flap 3 is" then folded upon the` line 9 against 'the-'endfiaps Theend flaps are of such .a length'thatthey meet at substantiallythe middle portionof the envelope, andthebottom aphasa suba stantially. itriangular.forination, .It exf;

tends from the top to the vbottoni of the en.. A

ing folded .and sealed' for transmission through ythe mails 4is .shown by Figure` 1.-V

n gether A"andf cooperatewijth eachy other to forni the back ofthe envelope. y

The end flaps 2 :are p formed With vtongues lf2'. Whfhx eXtehd. beyond-2 theftpf 0i the envelopeand are adapt-edi, to.-y folded 211101.11101the 1110er .edge thereon The. Ytongue 10 of the heiem .flependlthe tongues. 12 "of theehd Hens my' Or may 'not hefeummm afs disired,..'a11 re-.adepted'to be .foldedl m0111161 the' .upper edge f the. .envelleehd inserted thm-Ugh shits 1.3 n-jtheilnpe :1Q-.QF- tien Qf Ythe iff-eht 0f; .the elvelenef with a. Window" 0.16 Opening 14'; end- .the lhead,

pQiitQh 4 i the Jette? s ,heetliasaspe 15 defined there@ AW1th-in which the address, 0i

the dhesse .is edeptphtkhe Wrtihi end. which. .iSL visible throughthe window when the letten sheet' is: folded and sealed :Wit-hihi the eiivelhpel Thelfisulileiter heed may be By. PrQVidhg ,the envelope. front With-the window 111A .zand arranging theaddress;ofX

indicated' @sT-isere .2, .Se that' it. assistsV inx Sealing. .theehvlepe .endg preventing an. teni'pt'sfto tamper. with`- the contents thereof.v

` Then it,l isdes'iredgto open the envelope, .theI

tensile .1.0 .of the hettolhlep is.. Phlld. :Ohh

.. filent which'. are. foldablef .gekzrlsltj the', 1 sheet, and a bottoni flap fldab'le against dered certain. Additional tear lines 18 eX- tend along;l the vbottom or lower edge of the envelope from the lower ends of the tear lines 1l to the respective ends of the envelope. After the -iniddle-'portion 3b of the bottoni flap has been completely severed from the sideV portions 3b along the tear lines 11, theloweredge of the envelope can be openedV up along the tear lines 18. This enables the end flaps 2 to be swungloutf Wlardly, after the tongues. 12 ,thereof have been .withdrawn from the Slots. ywhel'ef uPOIJ `the lletter sheet can be .unfolded and communication thereon.opened yupv for inspection and reading. If' Afound desir.- able,l theV tongues v1,0: and' 12.,.faig'terbeingv folded overthe .upper edge .ofi Ithe envelope' andY` inserted in vthe slotsl 13, rnay be "engaged by sinallsticlrers 1K9 t0 ilSSQiSh inliold v inglthelsnine position. '585 While one particular.. .ferm 0i my com?.

. billed. envelope and. letten` sheet has. been.

iuustmtee and. described. in estan, win; he. understhodi that manyhmdifaftli'onmhchangescan be made thedesign andgdef tails'.fofQconstruction Without departing. any Ina-nner from the spiritE `olf .theinven`v .tionandthersqepe 0i theelenis. j f

`I,ffdesipedgani ear eoimaybegjstmpedfrom. the, middle tongue lOQand wheiigthe. 95 envelope iS foldedI andsejledthser 2Q will'y engage. interlocl;l with. a slit 2 1 in the front, of. the .envelope This assists in loeling the tongue, 10"in" position. .and it. ofcourse, optional Whether"ornoti isused upon thetongueslQand Havingthus described rny invention. what I claiin. as neXv anddesire tosecure by Let.- tersPaltentofth@ UnitedStates; is?. l

1- A Combined envelope.. and letzten sheet. comprising an envelope'front. having a plu rality offslots formed theneinV adjacent the upper edge thereof, a letter sheet integral with' the yenvelope. .front andconnected' to the upperV edgek thereof, said letter sheet being.. adapted to be folded against the frontLend@ flaps at the ends, oftheenvelope frollit which are foldable against theiolde'd letter-sheet, and a bottoni'flap. foldablef over Ithe. end and.' connected thereto'y ,by an v,aolliesflvr-i,l the bottom. .flap7 and, end flaps 'being each formed vWith a' tongue which is telde; around the upper edgekv of, theenvelopeand inseiitabie throughV Val corresponding one of the slots in the front'of'the envelope.;`

' k2.1% combined envelope and letter sheet. including. an. ennelene nent Whieh. .is m10? videdpwitli aplunality of slots ai"ialllgked in? substantial.3 alignment: Witheali nhen, a 'let ter sheet integral Witll one` .Side of" theehvel-QPQ .fr-ont end@ feliahlefegal" t. the. seid fro fiend,apsatjtheiends.. 'flth en` lege? @henne-.fine the @he 'flens-:eheheh being each formed with a tongue and the several tongues being adapted to be returned around an edge of the envelope and inserted within the before mentioned slots in the envelope front,4 the bottom flap having edge portions which are adapted to be secured to the end flaps and the central portion of the bottom flap Which terminates in the tongue being separated from the said edge portions thereof by tear .lines so that the envelope can be opened by pulling rearwardly upon the tongue of the bottom flap and severing the middle portion thereof from the edge portionsthereof along the tear lines.

3. A combined envelope and letter sheet including an envelope front having a series of slots formed therein in substantial alignment with each other and adjacent t0 the upper edge of the front, a letter sheet vintegral with the envelope front and connected by a fold line to the upper edge of the front, said letter sheet being adapted to be folded against the front, end flaps provided at the ends of the envelope front and foldable against the folded letter'sheet, and a bottom flap foldable over the en d flaps, said bottom ap having kan `adhesive applied to edge portions thereof for engagement With the end fla-ps and having a middle portion which is separated from the rest of the flap by tear lines and terminates at the free end of the flap in a tongue which can be pulled rearwardly to sever the said middle portion of the flap along the tear lines to open the envelope, the end flaps being each formed with a tongue and the several tongues being foldable around the upperredge of the envelope and insertable through the before mentioned slots.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN ARTHUR KAYE. 

